Automation Maintenance Technician – Conveyors & Robotics

Hatch; Sydney; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning days

Parental leave

Birthday leave

Staff discount

Wellbeing programs

Employee Assistance Program

Volunteer days

Job summary

Hatch in Sydney is seeking a Junior Maintenance Technician to keep our automated material handling equipment running safely and efficiently. You will maintain conveyors, robots, sorters, packing machines and related gear, perform planned maintenance and diagnose faults with operations and engineering teams.

Working on a rotating roster of day and shift; you will log work in the CMMS, support OEMs, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical aptitude and practical problem-solving skills.
• A positive, proactive attitude and willingness to learn.
• A strong commitment to workplace health and safety.
• Knowledge of safe isolation procedures is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Complete planned preventative maintenance on conveyors, robots, sorters and packing equipment.
• Respond to equipment abnormalities and breakdowns, completing initial diagnosis, containment and repairs within your authorised scope.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical and automated equipment issues.
• Support authorised repairs involving PLC/HMI systems, VFDs, pneumatics, hydraulics and mechanical components.
• Escalate incidents to OEMs, integration partners or internal teams in line with the escalation process.
• Complete accurate work orders, maintenance logs and documentation in the CMMS.
• Help maintain equipment availability and meet key performance targets, including uptime, MTTR and MTBF.
• Manage critical spare parts, tools and repair kits to support fast and effective maintenance.
• Work with the Automation Engineer to investigate root causes and implement reliability improvements.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with Operations and Warehouse teams to minimise disruption to fulfilment activities.
• Support the installation and commissioning of new equipment when required.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities, including Kaizen, 5S and TPM.
• Identify and implement practical improvements to equipment, processes and maintenance activities.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Problem solving

Reading drawings

Team collaboration

Safety knowledge

CMMS experience

Electrical knowledge

Willingness to learn

Education

Trade qualification

Technical certificate

Apprenticeship progress

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

SAP PM

Maximo

UpKeep

Llumin

Job description

Hatch in Sydney is seeking a Junior Maintenance Technician to keep our automated material handling equipment running safely and efficiently. You will maintain conveyors, robots, sorters, packing machines and related gear, perform planned maintenance and diagnose faults with operations and engineering teams.

Working on a rotating roster of day and shift; you will log work in the CMMS, support OEMs, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.